smudgeverb definition in Artwork and techniques topic from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

smudge

verb: Artwork and techniques topic

[transitive,intransitive]smudge (something)to touch or rub something, especially wet ink or paint, so that it is no longer clear; to become not clear in this wayHe had smudged his signature with his sleeve.Tears had smudged her mascara.Her lipstick had smudged.